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He's great

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Good, keeps lectures short, lets us out early, kinda funny,

A funny professor! Explains things quite nicely with humorous eg.'s.

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Funny but boring, very easy!

Easy but boring. Don't bother going to lecture, just read the text.

Boring to sit through but easy

friendly, gives many hints for exam, exams are clear and easy

Funny and a good Prof

all you technically need to do is go read the text and download the notes

never talks about relevant topics, Just memorize the textbook!

excellent prof; lecture a bit boring but tells jokes.

hot hot hot

dicusses topics not related to lecture, sometimes out there

Great Prof, funny, tells great stories. All you need to know is the textbook for the MC, but you need to remember his stories for the short answers to get perfect!

read the textbook, and go to his class for hints come exam time!

Sometimes he talks about things that don't seem relevant for longer than other things. He's not hot, but he's attractive.

very easy, makes course interesting

makes class interesting. well rounded professor, very smart. Even if u don't like business, the class is fun.

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Professor Bovaird likes going to KFC very much. When he lectures, you listen to every word because you don't want to miss anything funny. A great Professor. (loads and loads and loads and loads)

Bovaird is an excellent prof who takes his knowledge of the material and enhances it with his own life experiences. The course is presented informally and in an entertaining way. Take this course with Bovaird, you'll enjoy it!

Cool teacher, his stories make class intersting

he's really teaching some stuff.and he's trying to make the lecture more interesting,that's a good try anyway

Good Teacher. One of the only classes I dont have to fight to stay awake in.

pretty good prof, interesting..decent course to take a bit boring at times.

He gives you a pretty good idea about what is going to be on the midterm and final. But the best thing to do if you're taking this course is to get your hands on as many past exams as possible and study off those!

Very realistic, down to earth, funny b/c he makes fun of himself and usually it's true

hes really very boring..after 15 mins of the lectures..half the students r sleeping....he should try to make the lecture interesting...its 2 hrs lecture..and most of the time we have to listen to his lifetime stories..after a while it gets really boring

talk too much, sometimes i fall asleep zzzzzzz sorry

Very funny. Not at all rude, only reprimands if deserved. 1st year management exam is great...study the text. He's totally approachable.

funny guy gotta love him for that.... talks abt stuff that doesn't even have to do with the course but hey he's the BEST!!!

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Even though his lectures tend to be boring, the course is not something to get too tense about. Reading: highly recommended & if you need some motivation, go meet him in his office hours. Very down to earth guy. His personal stories are really touching I think that's what makes him human..haha.. :)

Prof. Bovaird is one of best profs on campus!

Good guy. Sometimes boring, sometimes interesting. At least he tries, more than I can say about some other profs.

good teacher but he takes 20minutes on one definition. like c'mon. thats ridiculous.

he is an awesome person! I would love to take another course that he teaches. His notes are posted online, so if you miss something you get an idea of what the class was about.

Don't like how he lectures... spends the 2 hours just going on and on about one little concept or definiton. Just reads off the notes on the website.

Great

He is super super boring...spends 2 hours teaching stuff that could easily be tought in 20 mins.

Boring, but effective.

A big bundle of teaching mastery.

very very veeery boring

Took intro mgt in da summer. Pretty boring lecture... not very easy tho it SEEMS easy to get an A... mind you class average is only around C... MCQ is really hard, doesn't matter how much you study you'll still wonder why and how you screwed up when you get your marks back... SAQ is alright, but TAs are tough cookies... To sum it up, don't take it!

Very easy course for those science students taking as an elective. Attend every lecture, read the txtbook before exam, you will get an A for sure.

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hes a good prof, but apparently he doesnt know his alphabet, he doesnt theres a letter z

He is a very enthusiastic professor who tries hard to get the morning classses to be more engaged in his lectures...

bovaird is a very enthusiastic and passionate lecturer. his examples are really good and often repeats them over and over which can be repetative but helps material stick. I had never taken any bussiness course in highschool but even though the material was new i found it pretty straightforward.make sure you know txt definitions. overall bird cours

some say that class attendance isn't mandatory and i agree, but i always went because he is one of my favourite profs! he seems like a genuinely nice and sweet old man. i like all the examples he brings in class to try to emphasize his ideas and everything. the exams are very hard though, so don't be deceived by his laid back persona in class!

Good prof, likes to help his students. Whatever he says is going to be on the exam is on it, so listen carefully, final exam was tricky.

pretty good professor, find his lecture very inspiring

Prof Bovaird is an amazing prof.Asides his very personable traits of being very humble and down to earth he is very clear and covers all important material in class and relates it to everyday life.He is very upfront about what youre responsible to know so as long as u read the textbook and attend his classes youre guaranteed to get a good mark.

Great prof. Is very engaging and makes class interesting.

I'm in Biochem. I took this course purely as an elective and it was AWESOME! This prof is hilarious and very clear about what to study. The textbook is your life- this is where all the questions will come from. Some will come from the lecture notes (like statistics and rankings) but otherwise, the textbook is it! Wish I could take it again!

nice guy. The course is hard, buit he's friendly

awesome prof...makes lectures interesting!!!! the only class i like going to

Really good professor! His exams aren't hard, but just because the material is easy doesn't mean the questions will be. study for this class as you would for a "hard" class/don't slack off and you'll do fine.

Such a nice guy, really wants his students to understand management. Great teacher.

A really nice guy but his lectures are BORING. Once in a while he throws in a few hints about the exam but SAQ's on the final/midterm are really hard and random. You have to know your stuff to do well. If you have him just read the textbook thoroughly and you'll do well.

I took his MGTA03 class and found him to be an amazing prof.I'm not sure what happened to his 04 class.He totally changed his teaching style.The majority of what was emphasized and discussed in class wasn't touched on in the exam.Study the textbook inside out

Kind, funny, smart, straightforward.Excellent professor.

Ok class and prof, nothing too interesting. Gives a lot of hints in class. He's too repetative, says the same thing over and over for half an hour.

Just read his slides and read the definitions and you are guarateed a 4.0. Cant get much better that that. Boring but you dont need to go to class so win

He's a very interactive and energetic prof. But he starts off the course very easy and gives a very hard final. The final dropped my mark drastically. Readings are very important but going to his lectures is only useful for the short questions. He goes real slow at the start and rushes through towards the end of the course.

Although he is repetitive, he gives so many examples and drills everything into your head, it's impossible to leave a class confused. You can really survive on lecture notes, no problem. The extra credit online quizes were great, gotta love a grade boost! Although the class could feel really slow sometimes, it's online so you can just pause it :)

He is incredibly helpful and interesting. Always willing to help if you take the initiative. Without a doubt one of the best professors I have ever seen.

Energetic and somewhat helpful prof. His lectures vary - I found some of them interesting and some of them boring. As long as you read and make notes off of the textbook, you're good to go!

Best Prof ever

really liked the course. makes material easier to understand with real life examples.

Lengthy, and talks slowly, but makes everything crystal clear with real life examples, if you are willing to listen. Mentions broad concepts in the textbook, but it is up to the student to really study every nuance of the book, as that is what will be tested on in the midterm and final.

He explains everything slowly and clearly with a few jokes once in a while (he seems to have something against york). It's true that his 2 hour lectures can be easily condensed into one but this way there you are definitely going to understand all the concepts he is explaining. Great prof in my opinion! :)

Very nice professor, made a mistake and he fixed it for me. He may not show it but he's well accomplished and you should be lucky to have him

The best

If you want to be entertained and learn at the same time, this guy is the best! Will always be there to help, and deserves all of my respect.

The best teacher in first year! Every friendly and care every student he teaches.

Sweet and clear prof. out of all my first year courses he has been the professor of my favourite class. the intonation in his voice makes me want to listen. great lecturing. hopefully the exam is as straight forward as the class!

Best prof I've had! He thoroughly (and repeatedly) explains concepts that will show up on the midterm and finals. Exams were fair and straightforward.

One could easily do well in this class without going to the lectures and just reading the textbook, or possibly just the lecture notes. I didn't have to go to class, but Bovaird is so entertaining and engaging that I wanted to go. He almost always backs up his points with current, relevant examples, that help further solidify one's understanding.

Way to much useless examples during lectures and textbook. examples like "people needs cloth, shoes, desks, tables, phones, houses, food......." this is a waste of time and pointless to be included in the textbook. and he will tell you to buy the textbook almost every class(he wrote it) by the way he makes fun of york and ryerson university a lot

The lecture slides contain the exact same info and examples that the textbook does so it gets a bit repetitive. To get an easy A, either watch all the lectures and slides online and save money, or just buy the textbook (don't bother watching the lectures) and study it the week before the midterm and final (both MC and short written response).

He is cool

he's great trust

Very nice prof. with a lot of experiences in many different industries. A wise guy to talk to.

Had Chris for two semesters now, one of my best profs by far.

Going to lectures may seem like a waste of time as information presented are the same as lecture slides. Most of class time spent talking about stories related to lectures. Short answer questions may be misleading and requires more thinking to make sure you cover everything they look for. Overall nice prof, very blunt and explain concepts clearly.

His lectures are fun ,he explaine everything very good

Enjoyed his lectures and the midterm exam was extremely easy

Tough grader and a bit arrogant. But very helpful if you go to his office hours and discuss with him. You will learn a lot from his living philosophy developed through out his amazing career. His exams are not that hard if you have a strong historical and political knowledge background.

If you're interested in business at all he is animated enough and enthusiastic enough to keep a two hour lecture interesting. In my experience he likes to interact with the students in the lecture sometimes to facilitate in teaching a certain concept. Midterm and final are marked pretty strictly but the textbook is enough to study and get an A.

Great professor if you are GENUINE towards LEARNING. I'm a Life Sci major, taking the course to fulfill bread requirement NOT out of interest. However, Prof. Bovaird's lecture style was interesting enough to catch my attention on a subject that I previously took 0 interest in. Kids: you are paying to learn - be RESPECTFUL and be prepared to learn.

I'm a life science student and this was an awesome course. He's interesting to listen to and I enjoyed the lectures. The textbook is mandatory and keep up with the readings but the concepts aren't difficult and he uses lots of examples.

Very approachable outside of classroom. Reading was required but was fun, as he wrote the textbook on his own.

He is a great teacher,caring and passionate about teacher.

He's honestly not as bad as people portray him on this webbsite. At least for MGTA01, he was able to keep myself and others engaged and entertained. He paraphrases everything from the textbook, so when ur studying, primarily use the textbook and you're sure to get at least an 80%. Midterm and final were fair, and relatively easy, don't slack tho!

easy course, tests are short and straight to the point, just keep up with material (which is easy to understand) and dont slack and you should get an easy A

I'm a good writer and I have never attended his lectures- I have 80+ in the course. It's a straight forward class and through memorization you can easily receive a high mark. The TAs mark the assignments hard which is the only downfall

He is great and hilarious! Will keep you engaged and laughing every lecture. Yes he may be a bit rude at sometimes and thats why people rate him so low. His course is definitely a bird and the easiest at UTSC. His slides are copied from the textbook that he wrote himself. There are no tutorials would def recommend this course!

Awesome prof, really funny and you can interrupt him at any time, tell us stories as well. The course is really easy, just goes to the lecture and pay attention, very easy to get high marks.

don't need to attend lectures since its the same as the textbook. hes nice and caring. exam multiple chocie and fill in the blank are straightforward. short answer a little tough. he won't ever change your mark but he's generally very clear with his questions. easy class. textbook written by him and it makes every concept as simple as possible

Don't go to class just memorize the textbook. He is an amazing prof and will help you any time you need it.

Wonderful class

Absolute God. You will not be disappointed. The most accurate way to describe his personality is: hockey dad. If you took any sort of business or have the most basic knowledge, you will do fine. Talking to my friends, it seems as if the international students struggle with this course, but the domestic students don't.

Textbook essentially has all the information needed to pass the course. However, he often does put discussions or materials only mentioned in lectures into the exams. 40% midterm and 60% final, make sure you do well for both to get a good grade. Understanding terms and concepts, memorisation and quizlets will help you do well in this bird course.

The professor's a GOAT. He's awesome

Hes genuinely a really good Professor. It sucks that the classes are online because some people keep on trolling the class every week. He remembered my name and that Im from Iran which shows that he genuinely likes interacting with his students and cares about them. The lectures are fun and the course is not bad as long as you study.

Amazing professor overall, always a great experience attending his lecture. Sometimes tells really good jokes that aren't appreciated enough, if you simply attend the lectures you'll get an 80. And just thoroughly go through the textbook before the exam and with some luck you will get an 90+ for sure. Not sure why people are hating on this guy tbh.

He's a pretty good prof, passionate about his topics, and willing to answer questions and enter discussions with students to ensure their understanding. Midterm and final were super easy as long as you study from your textbook (literally all you need, lecs ain't even that important but I suggest showing up still). DETAIL YOUR LONG ANSWERS ON TESTS

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Easiest course you can take at UTSC and Chris is a funny and knowledgeable instructor, what more can you ask for?

A lot of people taking this class can complain that Professor Bovaird is pretty strict but honestly, if you're going into business or management, even if you don't get a good grade in his class, it will definitely inculcate a really good work ethic in you. Course is easy- learn to write fast since he tries to prevent cheating through timed tests.